The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-04-15
AiCROSESlAN MISSION.
Journal of Events.

Logan, missionary of the American
Board at Anapauo, Ruk Island, Micro
nesia. The journal takes note oil
events transporting in the mission and
OF general matters connected with the
islands and their people. The dates
cover the period from March 2oth,
1886, to February 9th, 1887, the en-
tries occupying fifty pages Of full size
letter paper Our space being too
limited to print the journal in full, we
give summarized account Of the most
prominent. incidents. On the roth
July, the Spanish war vessel, Manila,
came into the lagoon and sent a steam
launch for the missionary to come and
interpret for them and to use his inhu.
ence with the chiefs to induce them to
consent to the proposed annexation.
Believing that the best thing the ma
tives could do, under the circum-
stances, would be to submit peace.
ably, Rev. Mr.. Logan went with the
party and spent two days running
about the islands with them As a
result Of the communications held with
the natives, formal possession was
taken, July aIst, at Kuku on Fafan,
the flag being left in charge OF Mana
sas, the mission teacher there. Mr..
Logan was treated with kindness and
consideration by the commander and
officers Of the ship, and was pleased
with the spirit they manifested toward
the natives A governor for the east
ern half of the Caroline group, includ-
ing the Ruk field, was to be stationed
at Ponape with a small garrison and a
gunboat at his command. The gun
! boat was expected TO visit Ruk once O
month, and that the.e would be a
quarterly mail by way Of Manila.
A grand field day in the way of a
school examination took place on the
) 4th September. Teachers, schools
and people from Ponape and neigh.
boring districts assembled Some were
decently clothed, but the main body o.
the spectators consisted of "an assem-
bly, Of savages in paint and filth
symptoms of disturbance, arising oul
Of jealousies of different districts, APP
peared, but happily all passed of with
out any trouble. A feast Of fish
{, young cocoanuts and breadfrui
was spread, Of which probably I,ooc
people partook Forty scholars were
far enough advanced to give specimens
' of reading in the New Testament
1.-The schools are of the character o
free boarding schools. The mission
arys wife has the oversight and gCoS
share Of the work Of gratuitous dress
(, making for thirty girls, besides th'
teaching Of some of them. Singing
> writing, arithmetic and. geography wer'
added to reading in the exercises o
: the day, the pupils doing creditably
u On the following day, general meet
!, ling OF preachers, teachers and thei
J wives was abruptly and informally ad
ourned by the Morning Star" appear
ing off port. The mails, gifts and pee
pie she brought created furore Of eS
element.
The reopening OF school after vaca
e ton was marked by the return of a
the old school and a reinforcement c
&c about twenty new ones.
s. Fleets of canoes from neighborin
d islands occasionally visited the station
N bringing swarms of natives, some {
!. find out somewhat about the new rC
ligion, some wanting teachers for thel
IT, islands, and many out OF idle curiosit,
'e The doctoring of the sick seemed to b
ir something phenomenal in their estimi
d ton, and evidently produced fayorabl
!, impressions.
~ A conspiracy to kill teachers was n
is ported from Palia, east OF Tunelk, bl
De was discovered in time to be prevented
@ Murders on the islands pass unpul
is ished and some of the young "blood'
covet the notoriety of having kille
&c someone. To kill a foreigner is col
ut sidered by those people to be quite
G, distinction. AT the Halls Island
TO about 40 miles north, the whole crew (
,e a wrecked vessel, supposed to b
lie American, was massacred, "but there
ID little left to tell the tale" AS regarC
IS. Ruk, murders are not so rife as
n other localities, but there is PRACTICAL
ic no security against the man-slayer. Tt
m writer however, says; "We have n
I'd fear for ourselves, but little punis
m ment for murder would be a goc
a thing" Natives were saying that as n
re punishment had followed the murder
oil foreigners, they would wait for the ne
al man-of-war to see il there is anythir
IN in these foreigners demonstrations, an
n. if no punishment is melted out for pa
m ofIenses, they will attack the missional
IS. Eparty and wipe out Christianity
er Meantime, despite all difficulties, Il
"a writer is hopeful of the outlook for Il
hv next year. Additions of membersh
r.. to churches are reported from time
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